Downy & Hairy Woodpeckers in Concord Township OH, 2007
Jeff Maass
6/29/2007
jmaass@k8nd.com
Downy Woodpeckers and Hairy Woodpeckers are very
similar in appearance, and can be troublesome to identify when seen alone.
Here are several photos of them together on the same peanut feeder, where
they can be compared. The smaller bird is the Downy Woodpecker, and the
larger is the Hairy Woodpecker. The Hairy has a longer beak in comparison to
its head size.

Photo "Downy&Hairy_6410.jpg" below shows a
juvenile male Downy on the left, and a female Hairy on the right. The other
photos show adult female Downy and Hairy.